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Meaning of -лык | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1
[ɫɯq]

Definitions

  1. -hood, -ship, -dom
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  2. -ness
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  3. of, from;
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Examples

“ажы (ajı, “hajji”) + -лык (-lık) → ажылык (ajılık, “hajj”)”
“азат (azat, “free, independent”) + -лык (-lık) → азаттык (azattık, “freedom, liberty”)”
“теңирчи (teŋirci, “Tengrist”) + -лык (-lık) → теңирчилик (teŋircilik, “Tengrism”)”
“чалагайым (calagayım, “careless, haphazard”) + -лык (-lık) → чалагайымдык (calagayımdık, “carelessness”)”
“күч-кубаттуу (küc-kubattuu, “strong”) + -лык (-lık) → күч-кубаттуулук (küc-kubattuuluk, “strength”)”
“Бишкек (Bişkek, “Bishkek”) + -лык (-lık) → Бишкектик (Bişkektik, “[a person] from Bishkek”)”
“Ош (Oş, “Osh”) + -лык (-lık) → Оштук (Oştuk, “[a person] from Osh”)”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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